The 14th Meril Prothom Alo Awards ceremony, presented by Prothom Alo took place on 26 April 2012, at the

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in Dhaka, Bangladesh as a part of 2011–12 film awards season. The evening started off with Anisul Haque taking the podium, greeting those present. He was followed by the editor of Prothom Alo Matiur Rahman.

Facts and figures

This was 14th award ceremony of Meril Prothom Alo Awards. ''

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'' won best film awards as well as awards for Critics Choice best film director, film actress and special critics awards.

Shakib Khan Masud Rana Sheikh (born 28 March 1979), better known by the stage name Shakib Khan, is a Bangladeshi actor and filmmaker who works in Bengali language, Bengali films. He is widely regarded as one of the most popular figures of all time in Benga ...

won the awards of his fourth time for best film actor for '' King Khan''. ''Shonibar Raat Doshta Chollish Minute-e'' won two awards for Critics Choice best playwright and best TV actor.

Winners and nominations

15 personalities were handed out awards for various categories, selected by the readers of Prothom Alo and the Critics Award at the ceremony. Following is the list of the winners.

Lifetime Achievement Award – 2012

* Renowned artist Mustafa Manwar

Public Choice Awards – 2011

Critics' Choice Awards – 2011

Special Award – 2011

* A.T.M. Shamsuzzaman – ''

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Host and Jury Board

The event was hosted by

Chanchal Chowdhury Suchinta Chowdhury Chanchal (born June 1, 1974), better known as Chanchal Chowdhury (), , is a Bangladeshi actor. He gained recognition with television roles in late 2000s, and went on to become one of the most popular leading men of Cinema of B ...

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, and

Mosharraf Karim K M Mosharraf Hossain (born 22 August 1971), known by his stage name Mosharraf Karim, is a Bangladeshi television and film actor. A prominent actor in Bangladesh, he has received multiple awards for his contribution to the Bangladeshi entertainm ...

. The member of Jury Board for Television section were Mita Chowdhury, Abu Sayeed,

Giasuddin Selim Giasuddin Selim is a Bangladeshi film director and screenwriter. He is best known for directing ''Monpura'' (2009) and '' Swapnajaal'' (2018). He won Bangladesh National Film Award twice: Best Story for the film '' Adhiar'' (2003) in 2003 and Be ...

Moushumi Arifa Pervin Zaman (born 3 November 1973), known by her stage name Moushumi, is a Bangladeshi film actress and director. Regarded as one of the most popular and successful actresses of Bangladesh Film Industry, she established herself as one of ...

and presided by Syed Monjurul Islam; and for the film section were Shahidul Islam Khokon,

Ilias Kanchan Idris Ali (born 24 December 1956), known by his stage name Ilias Kanchan, is a Bangladeshi actor and activist. He appeared in more than 350 films during the 1980s and 1990s. He earned Bangladesh National Film Award for Lifetime Achievement (2021 ...

, Jakir Hossain Razu, Rokeya Prachy, Kaberi Gayen and presided by Syed Salauddin Jaki.

Presenters and performances

Presenters

Performances

References

External links

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